COP30, Amazon and Brazil

Amazon deforestation sparks outrage ahead of COP30 summit
A vast portion of the Amazon rainforest has been cleared to build a road for the COP30 climate summit. The local community is distraught: "Everything was destroyed. Our harvest has already been cut down.
How Brazil is chopping down Amazon rainforest to build highway for COP30 Summit
Brazil’s Belém is set to play host to around 50,000 people during the COP30, the UN’s annual climate summit, in November. Ironically, it turns out that the government is cutting down thousands of acre
Brazil’s COP30 president: Climate summits must move from words to real action
In a letter outlining his vision for Brazil's climate summit, the COP30 president calls for a "new era" with collective work
Amazon forest felled to build road for climate summit
A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém. It aims to ease traffic to the city,
Brazil just fell thousands of trees to make way for grand COP30 climate summit
The Brazilian government has defended the decision, saying the highway would be “sustainable”. The secretary of the state government’s infrastructure said the highway will include wildlife crossings for animals,
Amazon rainforest trees cut down to build road for COP30 climate summit
Trees in the Amazon rainforest are being cut down to build a highway for the upcoming COP30 climate summit in Brazil.
Stretch of Amazon rainforest destroyed to build four-lane highway for upcoming COP30 climate summit: ‘This is a loss’
Somebody get Greta on the horn! Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being cleared and paved over to build a new four-lane highway for, of all things, the upcoming COP30 climate summit in Brazil.
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Amazon Rainforest Cleared for COP30 Highway in Brazil: Is It Counterproductive to Climate Action?
As Brazil clears the Amazon for a highway to host COP30, questions arise over whether such a move undermines the summit’s ...
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Across-Amazon highway to be built for COP30 sparks controversy
As Brazilian authorities prepare for the upcoming COP30 climate summit in November in Belém, constructing a new four-lane ...
COP30 president calls for ‘ambitious climate action,’ unveils initial vision for summit
Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago called on governments to move from negotiation to implementation and increase their ambition ...
COP30 president cites limits of global climate summits
After decades of United Nations climate summits, the model of gathering world leaders to negotiate agreements under complex ...
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Concrete Climate Action? Rainforest Paved for Global Elite Global Warming Gathering
Brazilian officials say the highway is one of 30 major construction projects to prepare for the COP30. Critics say it’s ...
US key to COP30 despite Trump's pullout from Paris Agreement, says Brazil
The United States remains central to climate negotiations and can make a crucial contribution to the preparation and ...
Defense of climate multilateralism key to Brazil's leadership, COP30 president says
Brazil will use its presidency of the annual United Nations global climate talks to press for multilateralism and respect for ...
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Letter outlining Brazil's vision for COP30 underscores climate urgency
Change is inevitable—either by choice or by catastrophe. If global warming is left unchecked, change will be imposed on us...
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Minister of Environment holds meeting to prepare for Egypt participation in COP30 climate conference
Dr Yasmin Fouad, the Minister of Environment, held an extensive meeting at the ministry's headquarters in the New ...